Screening of Award-Winning Drama "Afire" (2023) by Acclaimed German Filmmaker Christian Petzold

Screening of Award-Winning Drama "Afire" (2023) by Acclaimed German Filmmaker Christian Petzold
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Please join the Digital Humanities Lab for a screening of the award-winning drama Afire (Roter Himmel) by acclaimed German filmmaker Christian Petzold from 6-8 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 12, in the lab, J.B. Hunt 207. Film screening is in German with English subtitles. 

While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised to encounter Nadja (Paula Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at the holiday home of Felix's family. Nadja soon distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel, not only because of her passionate liaison with lifeguard Devid (Enno Trebs) but also because her brutal honesty forces Leon to confront his artistic inadequacies. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and pushes the writer to discover whether he can truly care for anything beyond himself. 

Christian Petzold's acclaimed latest film was the winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. 103 minutes.

Contacts

Alexandra Hagen, teaching assistant professor of German
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
479-575-2951, ahagen@uark.edu

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